The much-required boat ambulance service for the people of cutoff pockets under Rajnagar block, who earlier faced much problem to reach Rajnagar CHC for getting treatment during exigency time, are now able to avail the boat ambulance.The service on Thursday was inaugurated by Rajnagar MLA Dhruba Charana Sahu at Gupti jetty.An estimated 40,000 people of five gram panchayats under Rajnagar block are now going to get the boat ambulance.
According to medical officer of Rajnagar CHC Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty, a population of 10,000 of Talachua GP, 20,000 of Keruapala, Baghamari and Rangani GPs, and 10,000 population of Iswarpur and part of Ghadiamala GP, will avail the boat ambulance service facilities.Earlier, people of cut-off pockets like Rangani, Keruapala, Gumura,Sailendranarayanpur, Pataparia, Iswarpur, Julusnagar, Balabhadrapur and Ghadiamala, mostly the pregnant woman, generally faced much problem during emergencies to reach Gupti hospital or Rajnagar CHC.
Though financial assistances were provided under Sampurna Yojana to the people of inaccessible pockets for bringing the pregnant woman on their own to the nearby hospital but several maternal deaths were reported during 2017 and 2018 years, said Dr Mohanty.
Floating jetties have been set up at Kothighat, Julusnagar and Gupti whereas another jetty is going to be set up at Gumura very shortly. Boat ambulance will carry patients and pregnant women from Kothighat, Gumura and Julusnagar to Gupti floating jetties and later they would be sent to hospital in 108 ambulance.